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    In the movie “Peaceful Warrior” Dan had to motivate himself when no one believed in him. Throughout the movie, Socrates influenced Dan a lot. He taught Dan to focus on his gymnastics and nothing else. Since Dan started focusing on his goals he became better. Only Socrates would motivate him because his coach did not believe in him. Dan had to motivate himself to get to where he is now. Even when Dan’s coach said he could not do the triple flip he still tried. Dan’s coach said the trick was impossible

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    Dan Buettner Blue Zones

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    Dan Buettner’s “How To Live To 100+” is a TED talk that explores three of the world’s “Blue Zones”. According to Gulli (2008), Blue Zones “are places where people have the lengthiest lifespans”. Of the many Blue Zones in the world, Buettner closely investigated Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy; Okinawa, an archipelago south of Tokyo; and Loma Linda, an area in California containing the Seventh-Day Adventists. During his talk, Buettner (2009) acknowledged that “Only about 10 percent of how

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    The Tel Dan inscription was found at Tel Dan, Israel, in 1993-4 near the site’s fortifications and dates approximately to the ninth or eighth centuries BCE (Biran and Naveh 1995, 1). It is the oldest royal inscription written in an alphabetic script found in modern Israel (Na

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    West African Jihads

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    The African Jihads Jihad, the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries, this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people, but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past, they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African

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    The history of the Chicago Skyway began in 1928, when the City Council of Chicago—motivated by the desire to strengthen connections between the city and the country’s Midwestern industrial base—requested a study for an elevated roadway to be constructed above the Pennsylvania Rail Road’s right of way. Although this proposal did not ultimately come to fruition, the planning set the stage on which the road would be built adjacent to this railroad. Concurrently, the Chicago Plan Commission had begun

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    ANALYZING A LITERARY WORK PART ONE Select a Malaysian short story in English. Try to obtain an overall sense of what happens in the story. Then, concentrate on identifying who it happens to (the protagonist), who or what stands in the protagonist’s way or presents a conflict (the antagonist), and the key incidents of the plot. Complete the following plot summary: Title of story : After the War Author : Anwar Ridhwan (Translated by Ungku Maimunah Tahir) 1. Who is the protagonist of the story

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    Cambridge Dictionary states that language is “a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type of work”. With particular definition, we can clearly observe that the system of language is made up from the existence of words that brings something meaningful regardless the context, and the construction of the sentences based on the collected words following the systematic grammatical rules which eventually

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    INTRODUCTION Based on the case study that been given, I have choose the case study number 5. I have been chosen the “Individualistic Theories” as the major theories that can explained why such crime or deviant occured. Other theory /theories also included in this case study as these other theories also have related and could support and explained the argument to the related case study. SUMMARY OF THE CASE STUDY The crime that been occured in this case is related to the Tamara Samsonova, 68 years

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    INTRODUCTION Based on the case study that been given, I have choose the case study number 5. I have been chosen the “Individualistic Theories” as the major theories that can explained why such crime or deviant occured. Other theory /theories also included in this case study as these other theories also have related and could support and explained the argument to the related case study. SUMMARY OF THE CASE STUDY The crime that been occured in this case is related to the Tamara Samsonova, 68 years

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    Discounts ranging from two percent to 60 percent for selected goods and services subject to the terms and conditions set by participating companies. Among the companies involved are the university cooperatives, the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Cooperative (bookstores), KFC (food and beverages), Hotel Seri Malaysia (tourism), Kuala Terengganu and Cooperative Celcom Berhad (IT products). In the business, this KADS1M not only helps students and parents but also helps book companies. In the past, the use

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